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TIL the official state gem of Washington is petrified wood

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Zd9B TIL in 2005 a 2000 year old seed was germinated from the then extinct Judean Date Palm. It was made extinct by Roman armies in the first century AD.
yQwAv TIL that the owner of Segway Inc. died by riding a Segway off a cliff.
pwEZ TIL In Germany it is not illegal to try to escape from prison because it’s basic human instinct to be free.
YanW TIL Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ and Rihanna’s 'Umbrella’ were both originally written for Britney Spears, while ’…Baby One More Time’ was written for TLC
pKXb TIL the 1679 Habeas Corpus Act was only passed in Parliament because its supporters jokingly counted a fat lord as ten votes and the opposition never noticed.